Tour News

CAL standout Michael Kim turns pro

Published

10 years ago

Dec 20, 2013

University of California golfer Michael Kim has decided to forgo his junior year of college to turn professional.

Kim, the NCAA Division I Player of the Year and the No. 4-ranked amateur, did not earn full status on the Web.com Tour’s Q-School finals last week at PGA West, but his T56 finish will earn him conditional status on the PGA Tour’s foremost developmental tour.

“I’m really excited. I’ve been waiting for this for a while now, and I’m excited to take the next step,” Kim said. “I’m beyond excited to play in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which is basically my home course.”

Kim made the cut in both PGA Tour events he competed in last year, finishing T17 at the U.S. Open at Merion in June and T38 at the Greenbrier Classic in July. He has also been awarded a sponsor’s exemption to the Farmers Insurance Open in late January where he will make his first professional start.

Kim was born in Seoul South Korea, but attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego and now resides in Del Mar, Calif. He has been been one of amateur golf’s most notable stars for years, and should have no problem earning future sponsors exemptions in 2014.

“I just felt like it was time to move on. I feel like I’ve accomplished everything I can in college, other than a national championship.”

Click here to see the clubs Kim has in the bag.

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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage

Published

6 days ago

Apr 16, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.

We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.

We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.

Check out links to all our photos, below.

General Albums

WITB Albums

Pullout Albums

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Photos from the 2024 Valero Texas Open

Published

3 weeks ago

Apr 1, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is on site this week at the Valero Texas Open.

The event has been around since 1922, making it one of the oldest on the PGA Tour calendar. Over the years, it’s been held at a variety of courses across the Lone Star State, but it’s found its home at TPC San Antonio in recent years. Some of the biggest names in golf have taken home the title here, including Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Lee Trevino, and Ben Crenshaw.

GolfWRX has its usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs and special pull-out albums. As always, we’ll continue to update the links below as more photos come in from TPC San Antonio.